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Software that converts text to voice is readily available and can be easily used to read out Wikipedia pages on-the-fly. See screen reader . The web-based Pediaphon service uses speech synthesis to generate MP3 audio files and podcasts of Wikipedia articles in different languages.
Raymond Kurzweil (/ ˈ k ɜːr z w aɪ l / KURZ-wyle; born February 12, 1948) is an American computer scientist, author, entrepreneur, futurist, and inventor.He is involved in fields such as optical character recognition (OCR), text-to-speech synthesis, speech recognition technology and electronic keyboard instruments.
The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution is an overview of the history of computer science and the Digital Revolution. It was written by Walter Isaacson , and published in 2014 by Simon & Schuster .
Maria E. Beasley (née Hauser; c. 1836–1913) was an American entrepreneur and inventor.Born in North Carolina, Beasley grew up with a strong interest in mechanical work and learned about the profession of barrel-making from her grandfather.
This page lists recordings of Wikipedia articles being read aloud, and the year each recording was made. Articles under each subject heading are listed alphabetically (by surname for people). For help playing Ogg audio, see Help:Media. To request an article to be spoken, see Category:Spoken Wikipedia requests.
The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) is a US non-profit organization dedicated to encouraging inventors in academia, following the model of the National Academies of the United States. [1] It was founded at the University of South Florida in 2010. Starting in 2012, the NAI has inducted 757 Fellows into the organization. [2]
If the idea of reading books aloud for money sounds exciting to you, keep reading to find out the details. 9 Best Sites That Pay You To Read Books Aloud. Audiobooks have become increasingly ...
The MIT150 is a list published by the Boston Globe, in honor of the 150th anniversary of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2011, listing 150 of the most significant innovators, inventions or ideas from MIT, its alumni, faculty, and related people and organizations in the 150 year history of the institute. The top 30 innovators ...